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In checking the original LOF glass on my 04A (of 1969) Van Nuys car, I noticed quite a range in the production date codes:Windshield: XV (Feb 69)Backlight: VX (Dec 68)Driver's Door: LV-10 (Mar 69)Both Quarters: NV-10 (Jan 69)Passenger's Door: CX-10 (Nov 68)Is this normal, to see such a wide range in glass production dates, from November to March on an April-built car?

I have a friend who installed Glass in new cars back in the '60's and he told me that the Glass came in racks, and if the rack didn't get completely used up it would get pushed back into the storage area until needed again. Quite often, when needed again the workers would just grab a full rack, thus eventually there could be several "partial" racks. They would then move several "partials" to one rack, thus having several different Date Codes on one rack. They were not concerned about matching Date Codes when these cars were built new.